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... I ... while back to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel ... the alternate fighting Championship is legal in forty eight states ... but not in the great state of New York thanks to one and ... Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver ... Lorenzo for Tita chairman and CEO of ultimate fighting Championship ... is here to explain ... what's going on ... so what is going on what's the home ... well you know we've been ... talking to members of the nursing legislature now for about five years ... we had some success we passed the Senate for years in a row ... actually this year by a very wide margin of forty seven to fourteen with Democratic support with Democratic bike uses a bipartisan support and without without question ... aam when it comes to the assembly we passed out in the upper represent ... Committee a number of times ... however ... we've not been able to get a vote on the assembly for now walking down the holes in it feels like and were very public and we have a broad support ... certainly enough votes to move the bill but not support from a key union which one ... well the issues of the colon or Union local two to six from Las Vegas is our main opposition on this bill I know that sounds ... insane ... it's insane ... but the reason for that is the casino business in me and my brother owned station casinos ... is one of the only non organize casinos in Las Vegas by choice of our key number certainly not us ... aam but in their effort to try to organize our team members ... they have gone on a Friday following us wherever we go when New York right now is another battleground or last and ... trying to prevent us from getting the sport of mixed martial arts legalized in the stake sale to hit the street that bipartisan support the bills passed the Senate in the Assembly several times ... Mr. silver one allow a vote because of a single union what's the economic impact on the state of New York because he's denying this ... well ... we know ... because we've done studies for the events we've done in cities all over the world we estimate conservatively that it's in excess of one of nine dollars a year ... aam were not the only company were the largest company but if this bill passed it would create events all over the state of Orissa maybe fifty plus advance for your receipt all over the state why would it people in upstate New York wanna go see one of these offenses are really true that ... as a buffalo wings ... is straining to see ultimate fighting championship with a puff was a great market we've done our research there the reality is that ... Toronto which is the driving distance away is one the largest markets for our product ... in the war ... aam and we think it were that age or CPA or an half and use our Canadian champion for Montreal and have been headline in Buffalo ... you wouldn't be Obel them it would be sold out hotel rooms ... the rest once would be full ... all from comedians for the most part driving and ... to watch their hero who was named the number one sportsman of Year in Canada well goodness this upstate New York the Phillies the business now ... Cuomo has expressed support but has actually done anything ... I'd to ensure that this gets the vote or is it all off ... well ... so far aam I'm not sure that anything is really been done he has been supportive saying that he believes this can create jobs ... he does like the economic benefits that we do bring ... out we have not been put in the budget ... on for Chile aam and our hope is that if we do get a ball vote in the Assembly ... and that of passes that the government would sign the bill which would become so want to talk to the governor's office but no real health care ... yet with that of the thirty seconds left you get the amateur ... mixed martial arts my team ... is allowed in New York said honey you square that circle I'm not sure that's from Academy square ... aam but that is correct amateurs legal so the state of New York is not allowing professional related and eSmart mixed martial arts where ... the fighters go through pre fight medical testing ... to go through post by medical testing and actually get paid what they allow is for kind of a free for all where promoters have the up to take advantage of fighters ... the fighters are going to test and ... the doctors and the emphasis on at the events ... and to um they're not paying taxes so ... the circle campus Quirk said tens of millions of dollars in potential business and some of the most ... depressed areas of New York ... the key to scuttle shake your head ... of Lorenzo for Tina chairman